Johnny vs. Ecco The Dolphin

Ecco was a dolphin. A time-traveling dolphin. Aliens stole his family. That's too bad.

[@gamingdude2811]

LMAO! "NO MORE!!! ECHO DIED SAVING HIS FAMILY!! A TRUE DOLPHIN HERO!!! Get this s**t out of my genesis!!!" Best part!!

[@Angelo_X_2045]

Him saluting during that part made it even more hilarious 😂

[@BR-jw7pm]

sad but hilarious

[@MariobBro1]

Lmao 🤣😂

[@MisterX867]

The creator of Ecco the Dolphin actually said he enjoyed this review lol

[@ASLB247]

Wait. Where did you see this?

[@ASLB247]

Thanks.

[@demsterclippy4252]

Great. It shows a good understanding of criticism.

[@Aj-me8mo]

Any word if there will ever be an Ecco sequel ?? :'(

[@n-man5180]

Aj no this series is thankfully done. I hope Sega doesn’t continue either. That all is better off left in the past.

[@alysonburch]

I beat this game when I was 9. It was a feat in conquering fear. The fear still exists.

[@Wilford870]

Wow. Congrats on that.

[@SirBroad]

This game on its own is part of why I can't handle the underwater zone in WoW. :D

[@demontorch]

alyson burch money well spent

[@charlesaran399]

Same SirBroad

[@RubeeRedpop]

I'm 14 and can't get past the first level without cheats...

[@kickflippers3583]

"NO MORE! ECCO DIED SAVING HIS FAMILY! A TRUE DOLPHIN HERO! GET THAT SHIT OUT OF MY GENESIS!!!" XDD

[@matthewcasiglio2539]

In my case it'd be no more! Ecco died saving his family! A true dolphin 🐬 hero! Get that shoot out of my PS2!!!

[@toastdotmp3483]

~They could've called this game, Dolphins vs Aliens, and nobody would've argued with them~

[@logasoba]

+Star Shard WHAT THE FFFFFFUCK IS AN ECHO!

[@Katiekooleyes]

I would have settled for *You're a dolphin, fuck you!*

[@darkseetop]

WOOHOO

[@derpyquagsire6678]

bird vs camel

[@MasterRJMC]

dont forget the flying eggplant

[@hyperx72]

"For more information please contact the national committee to prevent...child abuse?? WHAT THE F-" *Cuts to the review* I think that's the best segway Into a review I've ever seen

[@KidSnivy69]

Agreed

[@demsterclippy4252]

Definitely my favorite part of the review. And that's saying alot

[@holyballswappfalls1158]

+hyperx72 I hate dolphins

[@williamwebster9437]

What the hell was this Sega prevent child abuse thing about?

[@hyperx72]

@@williamwebster9437 ikr

[@sjnm4944]

I managed to finish Ecco the Dolphin once. Once was enough.

[@Katiekooleyes]

I swear, I'm STILL seeking therapy for Welcome to the Machine! lol "The screen, it moves, IT MOVES! So many aliens, SO MANY!"

[@cheiftainvulpix]

+Katie Smith ripepperoni

[@SeekerLancer]

Ecco, a game about an adorable dolphin that is actually one of the most insane, hardcore, monstrous games of all time. I love it.

[@NickonPlanetRipple]

>Sees thumbnail< >Sees video length< >Grins from ear to ear

[@SilverPwns]

I take it you played this game or its sequel? I played both. Never beat both. Got further on Ecco 2. Ecco 1, I got stuck on the second level. Ecco Jr? 100& on hard mode. Fun game, but too short. Surprisingly challenging.

[@ThunderDragonRandy]

Your profile picture matches your reaction to seeing this video in your sub box.

[@MysteriousStranger50]

Same here. I find myself going back and watching the sonic reviews every now and then, the content is great, funny, and is a great listen if your busy playing a game, and, they are a delicious 40 mins long. Not only do I love the rants from a review standpoint, I love them as pure entertainment value too, seeing a known bad game get a chunky review tells me, im in for a good time!

[@geeboysgamesandmore49]

I had a somewhat similar reaction.

[@aquashieldYT]

You "grin from ear to ear" for every video Johnny releases.

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

To be honest, I never got much further than the octopus. It was scary I tells ya!

[@tina1641]

Wait, I thought you only had Gameboys...

[@OmegaChase1002]

HE'S NOT TRAPPED BETWEEN THOSE PIPES AFTER ALL!

[@TheCaptainSquid]

#exposed

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

MushroomFanKid Sega Smash Pack on the GBA has Ecco on it. Check, and mate

[@aaronfairfield9640]

***** #PWNED

[@Dragonova2]

"I am a magical dolphin. I have f*cking stars on my head." - Johnny, 2015

[@TheMetalIsNeon]

Honestly if Ecco the Dolphin were to be re-booted, it would probably work best if it was re-formated into a Metroidvania.

[@DrSuperLuigiSeth1]

I could see that.

[@Luigis_Menace]

Your a genius!

[@Mekboy_ComputerMonster]

We couldnt get Dolphins... ....But we got the next best thing: Submarines. store.steampowered.com/app/460700

[@whatshappeninganymore2473]

Raymondium There's already another game like that on mobile. I think it's called 'Shark Evolution' but I'm not sure.

[@HsienKoMeiLingFormerYANG]

Good way to pay Dolphidvaina with its lead, Ecco Belmont flying in black hole.

[@DreadnoughtDT]

*get this shit out of my Genesis* Probably my favorite line in this one.

[@TheAwesomeHyperon]

Fun Fact: Ed Annunziata, the CREATOR of Ecco the Dolphin, watched this and liked it. He said that he "LOl'd at 2:41"

[@dannielwalker6615]

TheAwesomeHyperon where did you hear that? Can you please cite me the source so I can check for myself?

[@rawrdino7046]

Danniel Walker twitter don't have the link sorry

[@TheAwesomeHyperon]

Danniel Walker sorry here’s the link twitter.com/edannunziata/status/570732615969275904?s=21

[@MattRogan28]

It good to know that some dev can take criticism unlike other dev (look at digital homicide)

[@kolonarulez5222]

I loved how Defender of the Future's throwback level was called Passage to Genesis

[@robertvialpando3151]

Hi

[@Comkill117]

That’s actually pretty cool.

[@setsers1]

AYYYY

[@theluigifan1]

5:56 “And these godforsaken trilobites that never let up, I’M GLAD YOU’RE EXTINCT!” Underrated outburst. This is easily one of my favorite reviews of Johnny’s and one that I revisit a lot. 7:00-7:16 also cracks me up.

[@Miruk4]

''For more information, please contact National Committee to prevent... Child abuse?'' ''What the fu-''

[@mach6247]

Johnny said he needed to work on segways. And he sure has

[@BeeThompson]

"Time-traveling psychic dolphins." Oh you mean Bubbles the Talking Dolphin from the new Spongebob movie?

[@amotl2009]

OMG I just realized that!

[@tiddylord6664]

Six years ago

[@bassandtreble6616]

"I'm a magical dolphin I have fucking stars on my head." I'm saying that to my mom the next time she gets mad at me. XD

[@rawrdino7046]

so did you said it to your mom?

[@bassandtreble6616]

+anime fanboy101 yup, she asked me to repeat myself and then she laughed

[@OperationDEEZ]

How old are you? Old enough for her to think you're drunk? Lol.

[@bassandtreble6616]

+OperationDEEZ I'm 15 but I still act like a little kid around her and she does too.

[@slopesgameroom]

Hey Johnny, this is my favourite review of yours, I too was sh*t scared of this game and all water levels in games (when the big fish goes after you in Jak and dexter lol) fantastic review buddy, keep up the good work

[@NightNinja1998]

Lol I knew I wasn't alone in being scared shitless of water in games, cause of Jak and Daxter with the shark fish x.x everytime coming up and swallowing you whole like it's nothing but a snack

[@PixiePulse_]

Someone sent him Bubsy? What could possibly go wrong?!

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

Famous last words and the only words that Johnny would bang his head in the wall whenever he hears that over and over again.

[@Stinkydo0d]

I wouldn't be surprised if he does that at one point during the review.

[@lucascouto166]

He planned to do a review on Bubsy 3D since... 2012, I Don't know. It's great to see that it's finally going to happen.

[@shellshock638]

"I don't know I think your pretty safe with a level called cheese weels of doom". ~ Jontron

[@Playchoice10]

YYYYEEEEAAAAHHHH!!!! Bubsy 2!!!! Bubsy 3!!!! . . . Bubsy fucking 2!!!!

[@TheStolken]

Oh shit, Bubsy? Johnny, you're gonna need some good alcohol for that one.

[@SC-sg9vi]

Wait, you watch Johnny's videos too? I saw your Mega Man Zero review!

[@AZLionheart312]

It can't be as soul-crushing as Super Mario Sunshine.

[@stevespud2707]

AZLionheart312 Super Mario Sunshine was a great game you troll.

[@Hc2p3n4t4rp]

AZLionheart312 Super Mario Sunshine only crushed you if you went to 100%, Ecco scarred him for life

[@solaris6428]

Falling damage!

[@betadrive3357]

"No More, Ecco died saving his family, a true dolphin hero! Now get this shit out of my Genesis." I just disturbed a lot of my coworkers with my raucous laughter.

[@TheFreedd]

Man I couldn't stop laughing during this review

[@LeopoldLitchenstein]

I have no words to describe what I have watched this poor man experience

[@namingisdifficult408]

Poor Johnny Also PikaBob

[@gold_lightning]

Johnny, you're not the only person who was terrified of this game. My older brother was terrified of this as well. I wasn't scared of it for some reason. At 4 years old it was the only thing I had over my brother. I used it as a way to mess with him and/or get him to leave the room when I wanted. Yeah, I was a bastard.

[@meghpatel993]

i'd do the same

[@RarefoilB]

You know, speaking of surprisingly terrifying video games, my older sister became terrified of Chicken Run on the PC. And she was only watching our Dad play it. Actually, it wasn't the game itself that terrified her, it was the game over screen in the first level: when the guard dog captures you, the game goes into a close-up of his growling voice with a very dramatic failure song plays. I think I remember her telling me she envisioned the dog holding the sign and saying something. And this is the girl that was cool with watching our Dad play Bad Mojo: The Roach Game Redux where a cutscene concerning a woman dying in childbirth scared ME. Come to think of it, both of us were also kinda cool with watching him play one of The Witcher Project games, so maybe we both have messed up scare triggers.

[@solaris6428]

I don't think that tails doll is gone yet!

[@WrecklessEating]

Rented this game and it also gave me some serious anxiety lol. Hard as fuck game.

[@leonardodicapriodrinkingaz4717]

and I thought Chris was scary😓

[@hitmanhatton]

One hell of an accurate review! There is much to be appreciated in this game but watching you play it brought back all the anxiety and nightmarish claustrophobia that kept me from finishing it myself. The scenery and atmospheric soundtrack is calming but unnerving at the same time. This game is truly one of a kind. Maybe that's a good thing

[@solaris6428]

Dis game and sonic 2 and Alex Kidd was my childhood

[@igeljaeger]

When you put Bubsy out of that box at the end of the video, I bursted out laughing. I seem to enjoy the suffering of others. Maybe I should be concerned.

[@mushroomdude123]

You're not alone, I laughed too.

[@Arthur2light]

mushroomdude123 At least it is not Bubsy 3D

[@sailorvenusfan6527]

But at the end of the review he said he is going to review more than one bubsy game.

[@ruthmcnally310]

Pikachu Trainer Ohohoho! I hope he reviews that god-awful Bubsy cartoon while he's at it, then it'll truly be a full review of Bubsy.

[@sailorvenusfan6527]

How bad was the cartoon?

[@NatStarlight]

I completely relate as Ecco scarred me as a child as well, Johnny. Ecco the Dolphin is a haunting, terrifying game. While it may not be exactly...easy to play, I still think the original Ecco (and Tides of Time, maybe to a lesser extent) is somewhat of a masterpiece in terms of its extremely potent atmosphere, feeling of isolation, and trippy concept. It's certainly unique and I think is definitely at least worth checking out.

[@ToxicWolf1132]

I think many were scarred by it. I mean, it looks so innocent. Then all of the sudden, BOOM, it's terrifying

[@durece100]

ToxicWolf1132 There's nothing fun of the first Ecco the Dolphin game. On a kids game.

[@pastelshoal]

I'm sure you've heard this before, but the original game has a Sega CD "enhanced" version which fixes a lot of the difficulty issues, by introducing stuff like checkpoints. It also has an incredible soundtrack that really helps sell the underwater setting

[@TheTankbus]

Defender of the future scared me shitless when I was a kid. Something about deep water is unnerving to me.

[@GameMavericks]

The music in the first two Ecco games are absolutely outstanding. I also think these games are great, even if they are frustrating.

[@SergiioMan]

Bubsy??... Oh man, this is gonna hurt

[@Lalle524]

"WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?"

[@thesurvivor1159]

Everything

[@NeepThePeep]

God I'm not the only one! This game terrified me!

[@tolerants231]

Why?

[@qmchale5130]

-Controls make it hard to aim -Can acquire abilities, but have to do fetch quests, and can only carry one dolphin at a time -Dashing is sort of inaccurate -Enemies can swarm you when in groups -"Welcome to the Machine"

[@aXrastaXa]

Im 20 years old and still having nightmares because of this game. Also Ecco made me refund Subnautica after playing it for less then an hour :3

[@ReactionsAreMagic]

Phobias through games? That's feel-miliar, Before playing Majora's Mask as a kid, I used to be alright with bugs. I could pick them up, let em crawl on my hand, whatever. Then I played MM, already knowing how great it is, finally having a chance to try it a couple years after its release. After taking a while to get into the Bomber's Hideout, I finally get there, but it's so dark that I get lost pretty quick. So I go into FPS mode to figure out where I am and BAM, I get to one and only spider enemy in the that area, first one in the game, smack dab in the face, where I wind up frantically mashing buttons to kill it....and then immediately stop playing. So now I can't play any of the main 3D Zeldas, I'm now retroactively phobic towards any game that does the spider jump scare B.S., or even has them scurrying around. On top of that even, the Skulltula's tendrils are black and yellow, like a bee's....guess what fucking repeated itself in Donkey Kong 64? WELP, guess I won't be playing those either!

[@kylecampbell565]

You won't have any jump scares if you Z/L target I may be having a bad memory but I don't recall any spiders in Wind Waker

[@ReactionsAreMagic]

***** In those too, eh? In MM, the gold ones are relegated to 1 location, while in OOT, it's a sidequest spanning the entire game. It doesn't matter anyway, the damage is done, and I already know the normal versions are Goomba-level mooks, showing up everywhere. I've experienced the former games well enough anyway, thanks to my older sis beating OOT and getting up to Stone Temple in MM (I fought Majora thanks to Action Replay on GC at another point). She usually let me take care of the bosses if I was around, even the final Ganon fights.

[@ReactionsAreMagic]

Kyle Campbell They're not in the Hero of Winds timeline games. It's not a completely lost cause though, as I beat Resident Evil 1 a couple years ago. The SGB and 2BFP LPs of RE2 are good enough for me, though. There's that entire sequence starting with the sewers where the game basically says, "You have arachnophobia? Well FUCK YOUR SHIT." Well, fuck, a you.

[@golbezchaoslord]

no spiders in wind waker but there are the moth monsters. Mothula. Not creepy. In Skyward Sword one time a skulltula advanced toward link during a cut scene in skyview temple and it was attacking link when the cut scene was over. Startled the crap out of me.

[@YuNarukamiBrakeAnimalplz]

It was not supposed to be jumpscare. The are looks completely visible so I am guessing it was your tv.

[@HubPie3]

I'm not aqua phobic, but I do find the sea scary for some reason, and this series is a good example on how to make the sea scary. Also, I can't wait for the next review. We need JonTron in this!

[@jeffemerson60]

I was just gonna make a comment on how weird it was that you didn't leave a comment yet.

[@HubPie3]

jeff emerson​ Hey, don't expect anything less than MegaMan.EXE himself. :P

[@crystalqueen9711]

Hub Hikari Well, if your Megaman.EXE, then Lan or his old man must have been REALLY drunk to make an update to turn you into a pink pony. Or Lan just loves the new Centaurman Double Soul so much he never turns it off

[@spookyskelebloke5388]

Seeing the ocean at night time when all that's between you and it is a cliff face and some sparsely spaced out rocks is fucking terrifying.

[@Mekboy_ComputerMonster]

Nooooooo........

[@retrogamelord3763]

Ecco the dolphin is such a scary game tbh.

[@tolerants231]

How?

[@retrogamelord3763]

@@tolerants231 The music and the way it presents itself is very unsettling

[@tolerants231]

@@retrogamelord3763 yeah my friend goes nuts over this game. It being about aliens and all. I just see it as a beautiful memory into my childhood. But I did just watch a video about the reasoning behind this game. Pretty intense

[@antiamourshiper8477]

Phanasy Star 3: Hold my beer.

[@squeegeemcgee]

the sound of Ecco taking damage is legitimately ear-grating and uncomfortable to listen to. like, shit, they really tried to make that sound as distressed as possible. definitely gets the point across

[@psychie8625]

@Sandy V. I was just about to mention Baby Mario.

[@Landmasters]

A break to work on Bubsy ... That goddamn quote is just tempting as all hell.

[@TheIndigoBros92]

"What could possibly go wrong?" I fuckin love that Jontron episode.

[@kylecampbell565]

For any Bubsy haters (a.k.a any sane person) check out the dropped Bubsy pilot

[@codyssmith73]

Kyle Campbell :P Mr. Enter fan, eh?

[@thecommenter6773]

Kyle Campbell its strange that a very crappy game was even considered to have its own show.. and its based of adventure of sonic.. a crappy show, but was probably better recieved among kids back then and battletoads made sense, but after seeing the animated atrocity on it, i see why the pilot was dropped, the show sucked almost as much as the difficulty of the game(the shows that suck equally to the hardness of the game is bread..no it sucks more)

[@kylecampbell565]

Yep I watch enter

[@BedoopBrother]

Bubsy. DIS GON B GUD *grabs popcorn*

[@hjmgames1450]

***** LOL

[@aDumbster]

***** More like... "What could PAWSsibly go wrong?" amiright?

[@hjmgames1450]

***** hell yeah

[@williambrown873]

***** boooooooo....

[@originalscreenname44]

***** This is a claws for catastrophe.

[@diegog1853]

The ecco the dolphin games are worth experiencing in my opinion. They have a psychodelic vibe that no other in that era has. They are games that rejected all tropes and decided to do their own weird thing with their own universe. And the Sega CD music is so good, so atmospheric, almost like DKC music at times. But play them with save states or with a rewind feature... just bypass the difficulty with cheats. The games are good, but not so good as to play them with no checkpoints and very unfair deaths.

[@TheHauntedReader]

I am pretty sure that even someone who was high and listening to Johnny explain the games plot would have gone "......WTF!?" Awesome review btw. =D

[@PandoraXPoison]

Yup! Couldn't be more correct. After a smoke I still found it hard to get my head around the plot... The shit with the Aliens completely threw me off lol!

[@marplatense31]

Didn't play this game until I got Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, never got far.

[@TheIMMORTALKAHNHD]

i fucking love the Johnny vs the world show. He's my fav youtube by faaaaar. hell I even enjoy sgb and brain scratch comms and I recommend them to you guys as well. Congrats on the mile stone juan!

[@campbell5ful]

I recommend sgb, brainscratchcomms ehhh..don't and your right johnny is the best youtuber

[@daveeast1683]

5:55 "IM GLAD YOU'RE EXTINCT !" Lmfao this is amazing

[@northwindkey]

No, this can't be the end of Tails Doll. He didn't even appear. There is still more, he still needs his revenge. He must make you play Desert Bus.

[@colburnrescores6654]

6 years later and he’s back

[@MrGlenbw]

7:59 "If someone tries to touch you in a place, or in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable, that's no good!" - Sonic Says Thanks for reminding me that, Johnny. 😂

[@kodredcud]

"Get away from my family you bitch!" -Johnny and Molly Weasley

[@namingisdifficult408]

KodredCud yep

[@theluigifan1]

DEATH SONAR TO THE *EYES.*

[@aidanredding8058]

7:27 NO MORE! Ecco died saving his family! A true dolphin hero! Get this shit outta my Genesis!

[@joshualuscher7718]

That sonic thing though "What the fu..."

[@TamaRanEd]

They put child abuse support cards in games?....huh....can't tell if that's a smart tactic or a rather odd one...

[@selder_7]

both: logically it's a great way to get it to a child past the parent (I mean even abusive parents would probably get their kids games to distract them) but it's very unsettling due to the subject matter

[@Melkac]

"Hey kids don't get raped!"

[@MasterVash]

Putting a child abuse support card in an Ecco game makes sense. It gives you a place to talk to once you're done playing Ecco.

[@ligtningdog6399]

Scott Elder It was a time when child abuse was known and acknowledged but not to the mass hysteria and paranoid that we know it today. And it was all part of a large drive to force "educational" subjects within children media. I still remember a Ninja Turtle '87 PSA about brushing your teeth.

[@mushroomdude123]

Ligtning Dog lol They knew how traumatizing Ecco is.

[@BlueBladeofFate]

Cracked up when Johnny said "ECHO DIED TRYING TO SAVE HIS FAMILY - A BRAVE DOLPHIN TO THE END FUCK THIS GMAE"

[@BangersAndMashmonkey]

One of the worst things I hate about the first Ecco game, is that, on a TV commercial for the Mega Drive, they, clearly, stated that it's one of the best games that you could EVER play! Only when I played it, I had ABSOLUTELY no idea of what I was doing! Even after I, finally, activated the cutscene where your whole family is sucked away, I, still, had NO FLIPPING IDEA what I had to do to escape the area I was stuck in!! ARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!! DX

[@ethanxpsp2770]

same when i first played it on the genisis colection i had no idea how to beat the first level

[@CruelestChris]

Fun fact: the Ecco the Dolphin cover art is by Boris Vallejo. Not joking.

[@stevedoidoultimate4815]

Who?

[@CruelestChris]

SteveDoidoUltimate Really well-known fantasy illustrator, also did the cover for Golden Axe II.

[@GiordanDiodato]

+CruelestChris you mean that incredibly ugly cover?

[@kingboobs20]

+Giordan Diodato The cover is awesome, what the fuck?

[@itsjustvin7630]

@@GiordanDiodato I thought y ok u said it was ugly

[@goldenretriever6440]

Strangely enough i think Ecco the dolphin would work as a movie It has an interesting enough lore that I think it would make a pretty good movie Ironically enough sega seems to make Better movie concepts than video game concepts

[@roytheboy5286]

1:00 It was the middle of the night... I was watching the Johnny Vs playlist... I was about to fall asleep... then... BAM!!! YOU SCARED THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF ME!!!

[@theyoshiterminator6547]

cannot believe this review is now a year old..........

[@gustavusadolphus4344]

WTF?!

[@demonzero677]

has it really been a year now? damn time flies sometimes.

[@user-kq3wj9bo8d]

+demonzero677 ikr

[@TheBestWorstChannelonYouTube]

The Yoshi Terminator Can't believe this comment is almost a year old.

[@theyoshiterminator6547]

The best worst channel on KZbin Yeah, time has flown

[@Pcuspy]

And the Tails Doll Cycle has finally ended.

[@dannyfonseca07]

Or did it 😱😱😱

[@darringardner6310]

+danny fonseca duh duh duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@RebelPage4262]

nitrous oxide Well, that was random...

[@RebelPage4262]

+danny fonseca To give you the answer, no, it didn't.

[@logasoba]

Welcome to the Machine. shit now i have to listen to Wish You Were Here all the way through.

[@dylanhenderson1316]

Welcome to the overused joke club, how overused are ya!

[@awesomegamerX1]

Call of Duty

[@sed4512]

MLG 360 NO SCOPE

[@mactavish100078]

420 blazin'

[@EyeOfArgus]

is mayonaise a joke?

[@mactavish100078]

Ludicrous speed!

[@TadashiUTAU]

This game TERRIFIED ME as a kid. I didn't get past the part where the family gets abducted lmao

[@BillyBob_McSanchez]

I'm here after AVGN's episode

[@jaytd9393]

I was like 5 when I played Ecco and I could never figure out what to do, so I would just swim around for a bit before going back to Mortal Kombat or Sonic.

[@peterv367]

Why does everyone hate you, Jonny? Their have only been 2 or 3 good games throughout this entire marathon.

[@bluedragon9925]

You're not the only one who's Aquaphobic in video games Johnny! The first time I encountered the Ichthyosaur in Half-Life 1, I *immediately* shut the game off and it took over a year to work up the courage to play it again. I'm not even joking here!

[@trixiesmith7531]

so john whens the ecco the dolphin LP for SGB? :D

[@diannejohn5346]

You guys love misery huh?

[@adiraiju9336]

0:58 "One of them asked how high I could jump into the sky, so, because I thought it was a mission or something like that, I revved up, launched high into the-..." "INTO THE VOID!!" Dammit, Exdeath...

[@ExoParadigmGamer]

One of your best reviews in a while. I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard at a Johnny vs. review. It just seems like over this past year your content's gotten a lot shorter and the humor's gotten a little sparse. Of course, your writing and analysis have remained pretty strong, but it feels like something about your content hasn't been the same over the past year or so. Not to say it was bad, not at all. Just... different in a way I can't easily describe. Something about this video reminded me of the SGB review days and earlier Johnny vs. episodes. So next time's Bubsy, eh? Gotta stay tuned for that one.

[@pinballforlife7948]

john I feel your pain when I was young I was scared of that one super Mario sunshine level when you fight the eel

[@theluigifan1]

Cameron Newton I was honestly scared of Shadow Mario when I was a kid. That close up shot of him coupled with that electric guitar riff remix of the Underground theme did NOT resonate well with me and every time I tried to sleep at night, I saw his fucking face, screamed and hid under my covers. My mom would come into my room and wonder what was wrong and when I told her, she just told me to stop overreacting and go to sleep. After I found out Shadow Mario was really just Bowser Jr. in disguise, I got over that fear. Quite the tale, I know.

[@HeroesRiseUp]

I watched this review so much growing up I can quote every word. This was my childhood.

[@rambofan334]

"NO MORE! ECCO DIED SAVING HIS FAMILY! A TRUE DOLPHIN HERO! GET THIS SHIT OUT OF MY GENESIS!"

[@hcsp1]

Bless you, Johnny! I was always curios about this series, woundering if I missed out on something whenever I heard the name. This wasn't only informative, but also entertaining as hell! This might become one of my favorite reviews of yours! You are a true gaming hero, Johnny! *Salute*

[@AlexBaldwinFTW]

You perfectly captured the feelings I had as a kid playing ECCO. It scared the shit out of me and I never got far. Just ECCO alone in that sea, scary music...poor guy :(

[@staypuff6494]

I'm 15 right now and I played ecco on the ultimate genesis collection back in 2014 and the beginning of the game,I wasn't scared by the hurricane, but it really confused me and I was thinking "WHAT HAPPENED..... where'd everything go???

[@GENATARi]

is anyone not gonna talk about the fuckin child abuse card?!

[@game84cube]

Genatari Kralc "That's no good"

[@jackmcalonan8673]

Just gotta love that 'Genesis twang'

[@cheg7752]

I got an ad as soon as he jumped out of the water. Spookalicious.

[@patrickcummins79]

those arctic levels were nuts.. the aesthetic of the music and graphics for that section always rocked my sox as a kid.

[@mathieuguimond2140]

Ecco 2 soundtrack is amazing! The time traveling music was playing in my nightmare when I was a kid. :P

[@put64dvdandblu-raysmenusan20]

I'm a magical dolphin that have magical stars on my head that born on the moon and i'm a dolphin princess

[@troin3925]

LunaMoon Video productions inc. DA FUCK!?

[@SuperNicktendoEntertainment]

The way he says "Fuck you Ecco!" makes me burst out laughing for some reason.

[@klaushammer8687]

One of my favorite reviews. Thank you Johnny

[@ricosalvaje5802]

This is a series that could totally use a remake with a Metroidvania style.

[@Moonbeam143]

Holy cheese, I have that same Sonic trading card. I've had it for 20 years.

[@EzoneM25]

Yeah. When I was a kid playing this game, at first, it was happy and soothing and then everything turned to nightmares. That was when I stopped playing it and played Sonic 3 instead.

[@demsterclippy4252]

Another one of my favorite reviews. Definitely one of the most interesting ones too for how a game like this one brought so much fear to kids, not just you. And I lost it when I saw Bubsy.

[@robinmattheussen2395]

I actually had a somewhat similar experience with the first Ecco. I played it when I was older, but I had (and still have) a pretty big fear of large bodies of water. The game really accentuated the exact thing that make me scared (the vastness of the ocean, the loneliness, the echoing sounds, the scary soundscapes, the giant unknown, etc.) so the experience was mostly uncomfortable for me as well. Well, that and the fact that it's EXTREMELY tough. However, I always admired the devs for trying to bring us something else in a time when it was oh so easy to make another action/platformer for the Mega Drive. Ecco's atmosphere, controls, story, the way you interacted with the world... It was all pretty different and a little daring. I don't like the games very much, but I'll always respect it for what it was trying to do.

[@lonesquiff6551]

Thanks for this great video. I was laughing at how absolutely right you were. I owned Ecco 1&2 on the Genesis but only beat 2. I struggled for such a long time with 1, and finally made it to the Vortex Queen only to get dumped back out into Welcome to the Machine. At that point I removed the game and never looked back. When the game was released on Xbox 360 as part of the Sega Vintage Collection, I was finally able to beat it thanks to the save feature. The game was fascinating and haunting. Once the story really opened up in the Atlantis levels I found it very interesting but man was that a brutal and unforgiving game. Keep up the great work, liked and subbed!

[@dadkwashere]

My favorite video from you. Really brings out the Johnny vs.

[@SketchyMane]

Trust me, Johnny, you're not the only one. This game creeped the crap out of me too when I was younger.

[@LoneWindtheWolf]

I'm rewatching this after the AVGN played this "game"

[@KennethV2000]

Please shutup lol 👌😂👎

[@stephaniegross1767]

Ecco the Dolphin vs SomeCallmJohnny

[@kasig2013]

Oh God, I'm in tears. This is some of your best work, Johnny.

[@LordChrome375]

"I am a magical dolphin, I have fucking stars on my head!" Replayed that so many times.

[@peoplearealwaysaskingmeifi5073]

Loved the review. This is one of my favourite games on Genesis since I was 6. And yes, it really is terrifying. The Machine level with the alien things and that boss at the end were scary as hell but the game keeps you really utterly anxious from the very beginning. And guess what, I still can't beat it in one shot.

[@MalachiLper]

If it makes you feel better, younger me was terrified of Ecco the Dolphin, and the biggest reason for it was the blue whale, and younger me just refused to go anywhere near it.

[@CyclonSilver]

I didn't expect you to review the entire series, that was a nice surprise for sure. As a result you also gave a fairly detailed opinion on defender of the future, which I was definitely looking forward to since you mentioned it on Brainscratch that one time. So I'm pretty happy. Thanks.

[@ClydeJHatbird]

I had this on game gear and somehow beat it back in the day. This game definitely understood the term "atmosphere" if anything, but I still think the actual plot was what made me love it. It almost felt like a Spielberg movie in a certain way and the sense of mystery, grandeur, and, pardon the pun, other-worldliness, really captivated my young mind.